Corner-brace.



N0.:842,789. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

H. 0. JOHN. CORNER BRAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1906.

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CORNER-BRACE.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed January 13,1906. Serial No. 295,966-

To all, whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARLEY 0. JOHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Riverside, in the county of Riverside and State of California, have invented new and useful Im provements in Corner-Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corner-braces, the object of the invention being to provide a corner-brace of simple construction, having special means for securing the same in position, the said corner-brace being especially designed with reference to the needs of carriage-manufacturers for the purpose of bracing the connection between the cross-bar and shafts or (hills and being equally useful at other corners or joints of vehicles or carriages subjected to considerable strain.

With the above general object in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sufficient portion of a thill and cross-bar to illustrate the application of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the cornerbrace.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in both the figures of the drawings.

The brace contemplated in this invention resembles in its general appearance an ordinary bracket or corner-iron and comprises two arms 1 and 2, set at a suitable angle to each other to agree with the angle occurring between the parts or members to be connected and braced by the device.

The arms 1 and 2 may have their outer faces of any desired width, and said arms may also be of any suitable length, and they are stiifened and strengthened by means of an L-shaped reinforcing-web 3, preferably formed integrally with the inner sides of the arms, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The extremities of the arms 1 and 2 are provided with openings 4 to receive bolts, screws, or other fasteners, whereby the corner-brace is secured to the parts or members to be braced.

The main feature of the present invention resides in providing a pointed projecting spur or prong 5, which extends outward from the corner formed by the meeting of the two arms of the brace, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, said prong being of any suitablelength.

In applying the corner-brace in position the prong is directed into the angle between the members to be braced until the arms of the brace bear against the members to be joined, one application of the brace being illustrated in Fig. 1, in which the cornerbrace is shown as connecting and strengthening the joint between a thill 6 and a cross-bar 7. After thecorner-brace is driven snugly into the place the fasteners are inserted through the holes 4 and tightened, which completes the application of the cornerbrace in position.

It will be noted that the web 8 isso formed as to leave an impact-surface or rounded angle at the point 8 just opposite and in line with the spur 5, so that a hammer, sledge, or like implement may be used in driving the corner-brace into place without danger of breaking the brace, which may consist of a casting or drop-forging or be composed of malleable iron.

It is to be particularly observed that owing to the spur being projected directly outward from the apex of the bracket on a line drawn centrally between the bracket-arms the op era-- tion of driving the spur is rendered feasible, while at the same time the spur will when entered into the wood, serve to hold the brace against movement in either direction in planes parallel with the axes of its side arms 1 and 2, as distinguished from devices in which the spur is extended in line with the axis of one of the side arms, in which case the brace will be held by the spur against movement in but one direction.

Having described the invention, I claim- A corner-brace comprising angularly-disposed arms meeting at a common point or apex and a pointed spur or prong extending directly outward from the apex of the bracket on a line drawn centrally between the bracketarms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARLEY C. JOHN. Witnesses:

WM. STUDABEGKER, J. B. JOHN. 

